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Seemingly Random Links: Elliott, Obamacare, Congress, and Chris Christie

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Elliott Smith.  Yesterday marked the tenth anniversary of his death, and to mark the occasion, SPIN released an article originally published in December 2004 marking the last few years of his life. I saw him live back in the day two or three times (as well as Heatmeiser at least once). Elliott is one of my go-to artists when feeling, erm, particularly contemplative with a whiskey in hand.   If you’re a fan of Elliott, the linked article is well worth a read.

Obamacare is popular. When the question is asked correctly, it turns out to be well above water. According to a new CNN poll (yesterday), 12% of those opposed don’t like it because it’s not liberal enough, for a top line of 53%/38%.  In those surveys where the question is asked dichotomously, I’d like to get a sense of how many in this 12% respond with approval, and how many stick to their guns and disapprove, even though the measure itself is too rough to capture the nuance of their particular disapproval.

Congress isn’t. Noteworthy about this new ABC/WaPo poll, however, is that for the first time in 24 years of asking the question, incumbents are underwater as well: 43% approval, 47% disapproval. Anti-incumbency is also at record levels, with 25% reporting that they’ll vote for their incumbent, and 66% willing to play the field “look around”. Of course, most will return home in the end, but at first blush these numbers are not encouraging for Republicans. However, when reviewing the full results of this poll, it’s difficult to assess clear patterns in the data that point towards November 2014.

Chris Christie. Turns out that withdrawing his appeal to the New Jersey State Supreme Court on a basic civil right has muddied his chances towards receiving the Republican nomination in 2016. It’s probably a good thing, for him, that he had New Jersey hold the Cory Booker coronation in October, rather than when he’s facing re-election in November, to bump up his numbers. It only cost the state around $24 million. But he’ll be able to claim popularity in a very blue state, and proudly wear the badge of America’s last moderate Republican, with pride. At least until Iowa in 2016.

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